Today in the news: Facebook post saves woman’s life

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Dec 28, 2011 at 12:01 AMDec 28, 2011 at 9:26 PM

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News to know

A woman in Utah who was being held captive with her 17-month-old son was able to post on Facebook and was rescued by police. The woman posted that she would be “dead by morning” if help didn’t arrive, and concerned friends called police, who found her being held captive.

Quote of note

"While our past practice has been to keep marginally performing stores open while we worked to improve their performance, we no longer believe that to be the appropriate action in this environment." – Sears Holdings CEO Lou D'Ambrosio, talking Tuesday about the company’s plans to close 100-120 Sears and Kmart stores.

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Check out “Good Morning America’s” Play of the Day, with video on a deer in the house and a baby meeting President Barack Obama:

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